Automatic weighing and fill control apparatus



P. E. SEABORN 3,367,433

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ATTORNEY P. E. SEABORN 3,367,433

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ATTORNEY Feb. 6, 1968 P. E. SEABORN 3,367,433

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1. A CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING SCALE COMPRISING AN ASSEMBLY OF A DRIVEHOUSING AND A MAIN HOUSING, THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID MAIN HOUSINGFORMING A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL APPROACH PLATFORM, A SCALE PLATFORMTHAT SUBSTANTIALLY FORMS A LONGITUDINAL CONTINUATION OF THE DELIVERY ENDOF SAID APPROACH PLATFORM, SPRING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID SCALEPLATFORM ON SAID MAIN HOUSING, MEANS FOR SENSING THE POSITION OF SAIDSCALE PLATFORM, A DRIVING ROLLER MOUNTED IN SAID ASSEMBLY BELOW SAIDSCALE PLATFORM, A WEIGH BELT PULL ROLLER MOUNTED IN SAID ASSEMBLY AT THEARTICLE DELIVERY END OF SAID SCALE PLATFORM, IDLER ROLLER MEANS MOUNTEDIN SAID ASSEMBLY AT THE ARTICLE RECEIVING END OF SAID MAIN FRAME,ENDLESS TRANSPORT BELT MEANS PASSING OVER SAID APPROACH PLATFORM,BENEATH SAID SCALE PLATFORM AND AROUND SAID DRIVING ROLLER, AND AROUNDSAID IDLER ROLLER MEANS, ENDLESS WEIGH BELT MEANS PASSING OVER